Clothes-rack



(MudeL) T. H. EULASS.

CLOTHES RACK.

No. 365,060. Patented June 21, 1887.

ZM W] THOMAS H. EULASS, OF MASON CITY, ILLINOIS.

CLOTH ES-RACK.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 365,060, dated June 21, 1887.

Serial No. 177,394. (Model) To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, THOMAS H. EULASS, of Mason city, Mason county, Illinois, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Clothes-Racks, of which the following is a specification.

My invention consists of a clothes rack, made of wire,either brass, iron,or steel, and is so constructed as to hang on the wall of a room in a partially-folded position, as shown at Fig. 1, and without removing the rack from the wall. By a simple device the arms upon which the clothes are to be hung may be easily and quickly thrown out in a horizontal position, as shown at Fig. 2.

To construct my rack, I use a piece of wire in size about No. 10, larger or smaller, according to size of rack desired,and five feet or more in length, according to size ofraek to be made, of which I make the stems or stationary part of my rack as shown at A A, Fig. 4; also, the looped bow as shown at B, Fig. 4, and also, the loops 0 E, Fig. 4.

To better describe the manner of constructing the stems A A, the bow l3, and loops 0 E, Fig. 4, I will suppose the wire to be held perpendicular before me. Then about eighteen inches from the top I bend the wire at right angles, as shown at D, Fig. 3. Then about one inch from the bend D,I form a loop, E, Fig. 3. ThenIabout an inch from the loop E,I bend the wire up, as at F, Fig. 8. Then about eighteen inches above the bend F, Fig. 3, I bend the wire at right angles to the left hand, as at G, Fig. 4. Then about fourinehes from the bend G, I bend the wire at right angles toward me, as at H, Fig. 4, from which I continue the wire in the form of a bow across the stemsAA,Fig. 4, making a loop or coil about every inch, as at I, Fig. 4, until a point is reached, as at J, Fig. 4-, where'I bend the wire to the left again to a point, as shown at K, Fig. 4. ThenI bend the wire up, and about six inches from the bend K, I make another loop, as at C, Fig. 4. I then bend the wire down to the bend G, Fig. 4, where I wrap it once or twice around the wire at the bend G, Fig. 4. I then bend it across to the bend K, Fig. 4, where I coil or wrap the wire around the bend at K and fasten it with a hook or eoil on the other end of the wire, as at L, Fig. 4, thus completing the stems A A, Fig. 4, the looped bow B, Fig. 4, and the loops or coils E C, Fig. 4, of my rack, as shown at Fig. 4.

Upon the stems A A, Fig. 4, of my rack I use a slide, as shown at Fig. 5, for the double purpose of attaching the arms, Fig. 6, and closing them, at M M, Fig. 1, or spreading them, as at N N, Fig. 2.

To make my slide, Fig. 5, I use a piece of wire, No. 9 or No. 10, about one foot in length, upon one end of which I make five or six spiral coils, O, Fig. 5, and large enough to encircle loosely the stems A A, Fig. 4. Then about two inches from the coil 0, Fig. 5, I form another coil, P, Fig. 5, the two coils being bent at right angles with the connecting-wire Q, Fig. From the coil I, Fig. 5, I bend the wire in a bow shape, It, Fig. 5, across to the coil 0, Fig. 5, where I secure the end of the wire by coiling it between the somewhatloose coils at O, Fig. 5, thus completing the slide, as shown at Fig. 5, which is placed upon the stems A A, Fig. 4, while in shape, as shown by Fig. 3, by inserting the ends of the wires 1 2, Fig. 3, in the coils O I, Fig. 5, so that the bow B, Fig. 5, will be down.

The connecting or cross wire Q, Fig. 5, is for the purpose of attaching the arms, as shown at Fig. 6, by hooks or eockeyes, as shown at U, Fig. 1. The bow It, Fig. 5, is for the purpose of grasping with the fingers to move the slide up and down the stems A A, Fig. 4, to close the arms, as shown at MM, Fig. 1, or to spread them, as at N N, Fig. 2. The ends of the wire of which Fig. 5 is made may be twisted to gether, as at 3, Fig. 8.

To make the arms of my rack as shown at Fig. 6, upon which the clothes are to be hung to dry or display, I use a piece of wire, about No. 7,heavier or lighter, as required, and about two and one-half feet in length, upon one end of which I turn a cockeye only partly closed, as at T, Fig. 6. To secure the arm to the rack, I pass the straight end of it through loop I, Fig. 4, after which I hook the eye T over the cross-wire Q, Fig. 5, and close the eye, as at U, Fig. 1, thus securing the arm to the slide and to its place on the rack.

To prevent the bow B, Fig. 4, sagging or bending down when clothes are hung upon the arms N N, Fig. 2, I use braces or stays, which I make and attach as follows: I use a piece of wire, about No. 15, six or seven inches long,

ICO

upon each end of which I bend a hook, as at IV W, Fig. 7. One hook I close around the loop 0, Fig. 4, the other around the how 13, Fig. 4, as shown at 4: 5, Fig. 1

To use my rack,I hang it on the wall or other place needed by the loop 0, Fig. 4, on a mail or hook, as at Y, Fig. 2. swinging when suspended, I pass the loop E, Fig.4, over a nail or hook, as at 6, Fig. 2. Then by grasping the bow B, Fig. 1, and pushing the slide up, the arms are thrown outin a horizontal position, as shown at N N, Fig. 2.

When the rack is not in use, the slide may be pulled down, causing the arms to fold more closely together and stand in almost an upright position, as shown in Fig. 1.

Being aware that a somewhat similar rack has been made,I do not claim the combination,

, broadly; but

\Vhat I do claim as my invention, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

To prevent the rack 1. In a'wire clothesrac'k, the slide, made in one piece, consisting of the coils O]? and connecting-wire Q and bow R, substantially as described, and for the purpose set forth.

2. In a wireclothes-rack, the rack-frame made inone piece, and consisting of the stems or slide-rods A A, the looped how 13, and the loops 0 E, as herein described, and for the purpose set forth.

3. In a wire clothes-rack, the frame consisting of the sides A A, loops 0 E, and bow B,

provided with loops .I,in combination with the slide 0 P Q R, mounted on said frame, arms passing through loops J and connected to the slide, and the supporting-stays, all substantially as shown and described.

THOMAS H. EULASS. \Vitnesses: I. HIBBERD,

B. F. JOHNSTON. 

